Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science

The appeal of the Orlando area and rapid expansion of the university have allowed the UCF Department of Computer Science to attract top-tier faculty who compete with the best and brightest internationally. We invite you to consider becoming a part of this up-and-coming team as you pursue your studies and work to establish your research or professional career. The Computer Science Ph.D. prepares you in the highest level of theory and practice of computer science, aiding with the development of research and instruction skills for positions in academia, industry, and government sectors. The program produces professionals trained at the highest possible academic level in the theory and practice of computer science in order to meet current and projected market demands for computer science experts. You will graduate with proven abilities in research and instruction and have expertise suitable for positions in industry, academia, and government. You will receive a broad background in the areas of programming systems and languages, computer architecture, and computer science theory while specializing in a research area. Research interests of the computer science faculty include bioinformatics and system biology, computer architecture, computer graphics, computer security and digital forensics, computer vision, database, image and video processing, machine learning and AI, networking and mobile computing, parallel computation, software engineering and systems, theory of computing and algorithms, virtual reality, and human-computer interaction.

Official, competitive GRE score taken within the last five years. Résumé. Statement of educational, research, and professional career objectives. Three letters of recommendation. Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college/university outside the United States must provide one official transcript and official certification of degree, with date awarded. If you will be requesting transfer credit, a course-by-course evaluation from World Education Services (WES) or Josef Silny and Associates, Inc. must be submitted. Prospective applicants with an earned master’s degree in a closely related field should apply to the post-master’s track. To be eligible, your master’s degree must be conferred before the start of the term for which you seek admission. As listed above and; Earned master’s degree Applicants without a strong undergraduate background in Computer Science must demonstrate an understanding of the material covered in upper-division undergraduate courses listed under the Articulation Section of the Curriculum Information. Applicants may choose to demonstrate their knowledge of these courses by taking these courses as non-degree seeking and scoring B or better in all of them.